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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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